Cemeteries

We operate and maintain several cemeteries throughout the Clarence Valley, all of which offer a range of burial options and memorial sites.

 

To make a cemetery booking, you must first apply for a perpetual interment right.

 

Apply for a perpetual interment right 

 

Find our cemetery burial and memorial options below.

 

From 1 July 2024 State Levy fee applies to all burial and ash interments in Clarence Valley Council managed cemeteries.

 

For assistance regarding forms, perpetual interment rights, plaques or cemetery cost, please call 6643 0253 to discuss.

 

Cemetery locations 

 

Clarence Lawn Cemetery

About

This non-denominational cemetery in South Grafton has been in operation since 1966 and offers a number of memorial and burial options. It has been extensively landscaped with native trees and shrubs, and features a large rose garden section.

Features

  • Vast rose garden 
  • Memorial shrubs 
  • Columbarium walls 
  • Dedicated Catholic section 
  • Tranquil children's section 

Location

703 Armidale Rd, 
South Grafton NSW 2460

Apply for a memorial plaque

Apply for a columbarium/memorial wall niche 

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Copmanhurst Cemetery

About

Set in a rural woodland setting on Smith's flat, the Copmanhurst Cemetery is historically associated with many European settlers in the region. It was dedicated on February 18, 1870, with the earliest burial recorded in 1876. 

Features

  • Roman Catholic section  
  • Church of England section
  • Presbyterian section
  • Baptist section
  • Uniting section 

Location

2616 Copmanhurst Wy, 
Upper Copmanhurst NSW 2460

Coutts Crossing Cemetery

About

Located among bushland on the south western edge of the village, the Coutts Crossing cemetery covers 4 hectares of land ringed by a post and wire fence. 

Features

  • Roman Catholic section  
  • Anglican section
  • Presbyterian section 
  • Wesleyan section

Location

Armidale Rd 
Coutts Crossing NSW 2460

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Glenreagh Cemetery

About

The Glenreagh Cemetery is located in rural bushland south of the Glenreagh Village, and features a Columbarium Wall which was constructed in 2009 as a community project. It is overseen by the Shipman family, who have also taken on the role of grave digging for approximately 3 generations. 

Features

  • Columbarium Wall
  • Roman Catholic portion  
  • Anglican portion  
  • Presbyterian portion  
  • Combined portion 
  • Protestant portion  
  • Seventh Day Adventist portion   
  • Independent portion  
  • Methodist portion

Location

Cemetery Rd 
Glenreagh NSW 2460

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Grafton Cemeteries

 About

The first burial at this 2.7 hectare, unfenced cemetery took place in 1859, and now holds approximately 3466 monuments. Many of the headstones document the history of the Irish, Scottish, English, German, and Chinese migrants who settled the area. No new interments are to occur at this cemetery, except where a plot has been previously reserved.

Features

  • Roman Catholic portion
  • Church of England portion
  • Presbyterian portion
  • Methodist portion
  • Baptist portion

Location

209 Villiers St
Grafton NSW 2460

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Iluka Columbarium

About 

Iluka's memorial walls sit about 100 metres from the decommissioned Iluka Cemetery, which contains only one marked grave. 

Features

  • 2 Columbarium Walls 

Location 

Elizabeth St 

Iluka NSW 2466

Apply for a columbarium/memorial wall niche

 

Lawrence Cemetery

About

Set on 2.7 hectares of parkland, all major denominations secured large portions of land in this cemetery. There is also a Columbarium Wall for memorial plaques and ashes, which was constructed in 1999. The earliest recorded burials in the Lawrence Cemetery are that of John Woods (1882) and his daughter Ester (1880), who were both buried in the Presbyterian portion.

Features

  • Columbarium Wall
  • Roman Catholic portion  
  • Anglican portion  
  • Presbyterian portion  
  • Methodist portion  
  • Baptist portion

Location 

High St
Lawrence NSW 2460

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Maclean Lawn Cemetery

About

The Maclean Lawn Cemetery is non-denominational and was established in 1963. It offers a number of memorial options and is extensively landscaped.

Features

  • Single and double depth burials
  • 4 Columbarium Walls 
  • Memorial shrubs 
  • Children's section 

Location

Brooms Head Rd
Townsend NSW 2463

 Apply for a memorial plaque 

Apply for a columbarium/memorial wall niche 

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Mylneford (Eatonsville) Cemetery

 About

Located on the northern bank of the Clarence River near First Falls Crossing, this cemetery contains the graves of early European settlers on the Clarence. It was dedicated as a cemetery in 1893, but the first recorded burial took place in 1860 when Robert Buchan, who died while attempting to cross the river, was interred on the riverbank.

Features

  • Historically significant burial sites 

Location

322 Mylneford Rd 
Mylneford NSW 2460

Nymboida Cemetery

About

The Nymboida Cemetery is surrounded by trees and mountains approximately 35 kilometres from Grafton, and features large family sections. All burials are dug as single depth graves.

Features

  • Roman Catholic section
  • Anglican section
  • Presbyterian section

Location

Armidale Rd

Nymboida NSW 2460 

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Old Maclean Cemetery

About

The Old Maclean Cemetery extends along Cameron St which forms the southern entry into Maclean, and contains historically significant evidence of early settlers and the subsequent development of the town. The cemetery has been in use since 1871 and burials still take place where plots have been reserved. The dedication of the cemetery took place on 15th August 1871 after Alexander Cameron wrote to the Minister for Lands requesting a cemetery.

The earliest recorded burial is John Ross in 1863.

Features

  • Roman Catholic portion  
  • Anglican portion 
  • Presbyterian portion  
  • Methodist portion  
  • General portion 

Location

Woombah St 
Maclean NSW 2463

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South Grafton Cemeteries

About

This unfenced cemetery is set atop a hill with expansive views to the north and east. Many of the headstones have biographical information which tell about the Irish, Scottish, English and German migrants who settled the area. No new interments are to occur at this cemetery, except where a plot has been previously reserved.

Features

  • Roman Catholic portion
  • Church of England portion
  • Presbyterian portion
  • Methodist portion
  • Baptist portion
  • Jewish portion
  • Unallocated portion

Location

Cnr Bent & Tyson St
South Grafton NSW 2460

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Ulmarra Cemetery

About

This rural cemetery is located on 2 hectares of land, with additional land set aside for extension when needed. All burials are dug as single depth graves.

Features

  • Roman Catholic portion  
  • Anglican portion  
  • Presbyterian portion  
  • Combined portion  
  • Baptist portion  
  • Uniting portion

Location

Wooli Rd
Ulmarra NSW 2462

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